Match highlights
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SC Freiburg vs TSG Hoffenheim highlights
How the goals came
36' Lucas Höler opens the scoring for SC Freiburg → 55' Vincenzo Grifo extends SC Freiburg's lead → 57' Wout Weghorst pulls one back for TSG Hoffenheim → 77' Maximilian Beier equalises for TSG Hoffenheim → 85' Roland Sallai puts SC Freiburg ahead (the winner). Full time: 3-2, SC Freiburg win.
The match, goal by goal
4 of the 5 goals came after half-time.
36' Lucas Höler (SC Freiburg) 1-0
With the first half still goalless, Lucas Höler struck in the 36th minute to put hosts SC Freiburg in front. The goal gave Freiburg a 1-0 lead that they carried into half-time at the Europa-Park Stadion. It was the first of five goals in what became an open, back-and-forth contest.
55' Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg) 2-0
Ten minutes into the second half, Vincenzo Grifo doubled SC Freiburg's advantage, making it 2-0 in the 55th minute. Coming after Höler's first-half opener, the goal appeared to give the hosts firm control. That cushion lasted only two minutes before TSG Hoffenheim pulled one back.
57' Wout Weghorst (TSG Hoffenheim) 2-1
Just two minutes after falling 2-0 behind, TSG Hoffenheim responded through Wout Weghorst, who made it 2-1 in the 57th minute. The quick reply cut SC Freiburg's lead back to a single goal. It gave the visitors a foothold in the game and set up the comeback that followed.
77' Maximilian Beier (TSG Hoffenheim) 2-2
Maximilian Beier completed TSG Hoffenheim's recovery in the 77th minute, levelling the score at 2-2. Having trailed by two goals, the visitors had now drawn level following Weghorst's earlier strike. SC Freiburg had seen their two-goal lead disappear, and the match entered its final stretch all square.
85' Roland Sallai (SC Freiburg) 3-2
With the score locked at 2-2, Roland Sallai restored SC Freiburg's lead in the 85th minute. After letting a two-goal advantage slip, the hosts found the winner, and the match finished 3-2. Sallai's goal ensured that Freiburg, who had led since the first half, still came away with the victory at the Europa-Park Stadion.
